service member
noun
variants
or less commonly servicemember
plural service members also servicemembers
: a person who is a member of the armed forces
Once Federal Judge Martin Barash administered the oath of allegiance and spoke about their new responsibilities and privileges, he singled out each service member by name (the only new citizens offered this recognition), and the crowd responded with standing ovations.—
Smithsonian
SmithsonianFor three-quarters of a century, East Helena has proudly honored servicemembers with a monument in the heart of town. And now community leaders are looking for names of area veterans as they rebuild the monument with a new design.—Tom Kuglin
Tom KuglinExamples of service member in a Sentence
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Unlike a terrorist attack, Ukrainian forces did not kill any civilians in this operation; in fact, so far there are no reports even of Russian service members dying in the drone bombings.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
Last fall, as a heavy storm system ravaged parts of Texas, the captain was one of three service members deployed from the Killeen Fire Department.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 3 June 2025
Weeks after his inauguration, Trump took executive action in January to begin reinstating service members who refused to receive the COVID-19 vaccine as mandated by the Defense Department under former President Joe Biden.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 29 May 2025
After the research dives, the researchers held a remembrance ceremony aboard the ship, ringing a bell 19 times, once for each of the F-1’s lost service members.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2025
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
Last fall, as a heavy storm system ravaged parts of Texas, the captain was one of three service members deployed from the Killeen Fire Department.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 3 June 2025
Weeks after his inauguration, Trump took executive action in January to begin reinstating service members who refused to receive the COVID-19 vaccine as mandated by the Defense Department under former President Joe Biden.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 29 May 2025
After the research dives, the researchers held a remembrance ceremony aboard the ship, ringing a bell 19 times, once for each of the F-1’s lost service members.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2025
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“Service member.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20member. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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